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Coral and concrete : remembering Kwajalein Atoll between Japan, America, and the Marshall Islands /

Coral and Concrete, Greg Dvorak's cross-cultural history of Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands, explores intersections of environment, identity, empire, and memory in the largest inhabited coral atoll on earth. Approaching the multiple "atollscapes" of Kwajalein's past and present...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Dvorak, Greg (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press, [2018]
Colección:Asia Pacific flows.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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